Fibre-optics used to take the temperature of Greenland Ice Sheet
Credit: Poul Christoffersen and RESPONDER team Scientists have used fibre-optic sensing to obtain the most detailed measurements of ice properties ...
Tag: Climate Science
MIT unveils a new action plan to tackle the climate crisis
The Institute commits to net-zero emissions by 2026, charts course marshaling all of MIT's capabilities toward decarbonizationCredit: Image: Christopher Harting ...
Force-sensing PIEZO proteins are at work in plants, too
Proteins that enable the sense of touch in humans have an evolutionary cousin that helps plants grow their root systemsCredit: ...
The first frost is the deepest
Credit: John Innes Centre The first frost of autumn may be grim for gardeners but the latest evidence reveals it ...
Defining climate-smart pathways towards tree crop yield intensification
The trajectory for palm oil production in Indonesia raises sustainability concerns due to deforestation and biodiversity impacts; researchers modeled climate-smart ...
NTU study of ancient corals in Indonesia reveals slowest earthquake ever recorded
Study highlights missing factors or mismodelling in global risk assessmentsCredit: NTU Singapore A 'slow-motion' earthquake lasting 32 years - the ...
Dartmouth engineering study shows renewable energy will enhance power grid’s resilience
Credit: Dakota Thompson/Dartmouth A new Dartmouth Engineering study shows that integrating renewable energy into the American Electric Power System (AEPS) ...
James Anderson wins the Dreyfus Foundation’s high honor
The pioneer of environmental chemistry earns the 2021 Dreyfus Prize in the Chemical Sciences for decades of ground-breaking workCredit: Harvard ...
Protecting local water has global benefits
New paper published May 11, 2021 in Nature CommunicationsCredit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory. 2019. ...
Ocean-bottom sediments tell a story about ancient Greenland summers
A study digs into the history of summer temperatures in southern Greenland, with findings that hold a message of caution ...
Rapid lifestyle changes during early COVID-19 pandemic had no impact on climate change
Household carbon footprints did not significantly change during the first state of emergency in JapanCredit: Image by Yin Long, first ...
Strange isotopes: Scientists explain a methane isotope paradox of the seafloor
Why methane carbon isotopes in the deep sea behave so differently than expectedCredit: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Methane, a chemical ...
Wildfire smoke trends worsening for Western US
A new study shows how the timing and location of smoke impacts shift in August and September.Credit: Kai Wilmot From ...
Brazilian Amazon released more carbon than it stored in 2010s
Credit: Ted Feldpausch The Brazilian Amazon rainforest released more carbon than it stored over the last decade - with degradation ...
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